Nurul Nazirin

MAS and its employees union may have come up with a new agreement but women groups are still very dissatisfied with the conditions affecting female cabin crew.

The committee, set up by the Higher Education Ministry, is confident of coming up with the necessary recommendations to help the government achieve this goal.

Pihak universiti menerima perletakan jawatan Dr Edmund Terence Gomez selepas menolak permohonannya mendapatkan pelepasan untuk bertugas di agensi PBB di Geneva.

The university accepts the resignation of its economics lecturer who was denied a two-year leave to take up a research appointment in Geneva.

Dr Sharmani Patricia Gabriel, a lecturer with the English Department, made the request via an e-mail, say two UM officials.

The ability to accept all criticisms in good faith on the part of the administration would go a long way in encouraging the growth of world-class universities, says a former deputy vice-chancellor.

Police say they chased the Indian national and he jumped to his death from the 14th floor of the apartment. A former housemate and a neighbour dispute the police version.

Dalam laporan tahunannya, badan pemerhati hak asasi manusia, Amnesty International (AI) menimbulkan keadaan di kem tahanan di Malaysia dan sikap pengawainya terhadap pendatang asing dan pencari suaka.

In its annual report, the human rights watchdog raises several issues concerning detention camps and the official attitude towards migrant workers and asylum seekers.

PKR Youth, which made the request, wants the human rights body to find out what led to the death of the restaurant worker a month ago.

Opposition politicians and representatives from non-governmental organisations met at the Parliament building to discuss the report. They now want to have talks with police chief Mohd Bakri Omar.

A women's group says that employing more women into the force is not the panacea for gender bias. It calls for a change in mindset instead.

A corruption watchdog says the recommendations in the police commission's report should be implemented in other public sectors as well to curb their shortcomings.

Syarikat penerbangan itu dituntut mengubah dasar-dasanya agar selaras dengan dasar-dasar kerajaan untuk menghapuskan diskriminasi jantina.

The stewardesses want the airline to accord ground staff and female cabin crew equal maternity and retirement benefits.

Pemimpin veteran DAP Lim Kit Siang ingin tahu setakat manakah kesediaan dan kesanggupan kerajaan untuk melaksanakan perakuan-perakuan yang disyorkan oleh Suruhanjaya Diraja Polis.

Interesting complaints were noted in the Royal police commission's report pertaining to corruption in the force. For instance, detainees were forced to buy concert tickets and cops bribed cops for a 'gold mine' posting.

Veteran DAP politician Lim Kit Siang wants to know how far the government is prepared to go in implementing the recommendations of the Royal police commission.

Tidak puashati dengan cadangan memperkenalkan sistem baru itu sejak tahun lalu. Pagi ini mereka berpiket sebagai kemuncak bantahan mereka itu.

2,000 Panasonic workers resent the company's proposal to introduce new work rules - that all workers be paid according to the number of goods produced.

To remove the subsidy abruptly may lead to inflation and burden the poor. In view of this, the government should consider reducing it in stages.

Just after the NAM confab on women came to an end, DAP focuses its attention on women and presents some proposals to the government.

They have heard it all before and will put little faith in mere assurances that life will be better for women some day.

Ketua Pembangkang mencadangkan supaya kerajaan memanggil sidang khas Dewan Rakyat untuk membincangkan isu kenaikan harga minyak dan kebocoran bumbung Parlimen.